Safety

PHOENIX — When a crash happens, it is a carrier’s policies, procedures and routines that could lead to a nuclear verdict.

PHOENIX — More actionable data, onboard safety technology and new equipment are helping carriers focus their safety efforts, customize coaching and reduce the risk of a crash.

BALTIMORE — Authorities said they have recovered the body of a fifth person who was missing after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge more than a month ago.

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific managers undermined the U.S. government’s efforts to assess safety at the railroad in the wake of several high-profile derailment, federal regulators say.

More than a year after a train derailment in Ohio captured mainstream attention, the nation’s top transportation officer again called on Congress to advance a freight safety bill.

PHOENIX — More than 450 professionals came together to identify ways to improve the trucking industry at ATA's Safety, Security and Human Resources National Conference and Exhibition.

JERUSALEM — A containership came under attack by a drone in the far reaches of the Arabian Sea, corresponding with a claim by Yemen’s Houthi rebels that they assaulted the ship there.

Montana is progressing on plans to provide more truck parking along its busiest freight route on Interstate 90.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has told a Florida licensing agency that CDL applicants cannot continue taking a skills test after failing the pre-trip inspection.

DETROIT — In the not-too-distant future, automatic emergency braking will have to come standard on all new passenger vehicles in the United States.